WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Jerilyn Church, board president of Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health, from a Feb. 27, 2025, public witness hearing on the funding of tribal health programs: * * * My name is Jerilyn Church. I am the President/Chief Executive Office of the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board (GPTLHB) and am enrolled as a tribal member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tr  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson Announces Guests for Trump's Joint Address Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced that Meade County Sheriff Pat West and Clay County Sheriff Andy Howe will join him for President Trump's Joint Address to Congress. "The law enforcement community is well acquainted with the effects of the Biden Administration's soft-on-crime policies," said Johnso  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson, Sheriffs Commend Trump Victories After Joint Address Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Meade County Sheriff Pat West, and Clay County Sheriff Andy Howe released the following statements and videos following President Trump's Joint Address to Congress. "I thought it was incredible how [President Trump] wove together these stories about how securing   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Introduces Legislation to Help Combat Avian Influenza Outbreak WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today introduced legislation to help combat the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak in the United States. The Avian Influenza Vaccination Strategy Act would require the U.S. Trade Representative and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to negotia  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Leads Legislation to Ban Foreign Adversaries from Buying American Farmland and Agricultural Businesses WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today reintroduced the Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security (PASS) Act, legislation to ban individuals and entities controlled by China, Russia, Iran and North Korea from purchasing agricultural l  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds' Legislation to Preserve Wounded Knee Massacre Grounds Unanimously Passes Committee WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today issued a statement following unanimous committee passage of his legislation, the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act. Rounds' bill, introduced in January 2025, would place 40 acres of lan  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Discusses President Trump's Strong Vision for America Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, this evening President Trump will come to the Capitol to address Congress. "And I'm looking forward to hearing the president d  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins Fox News, CNN Click here to watch America's Newsroom and here to watch Inside Politics. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America's Newsroom on Fox News and Inside Politics on CNN. On the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act: "[W]e didn't get a single Democrat [vote]. It got 51 votes on the floor of the Senate. It got every Republic  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins Martha MacCallum on Fox News Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Martha MacCallum on Fox News. On the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act: "I said this the other day: I've never seen a quicker abandonment of something that Democrats used to say they supported than their undermining of Title IX. And to m  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show "[President Trump] got a decisive mandate from the American people in November, and I think he's going to be talking about not only what he's already done, but what he's going to do in the four years he has available to him, to really change the direction of this country in a way that gets it back on track." Click here to watch the video. WASHING  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune, Lujan Reintroduce Legislation to Improve Livestock Disaster Assistance WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) today reintroduced the Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation that would enhance the effectiveness and timeliness of multiple U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs that assist agricultural producers in the afte  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Democrats Vote Against Basic Protection for Women and Girls' Sports Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at a press conference with Senate Republican leadership: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Well, good afternoon. "I had hoped today that we would be voting on the [Protection of] Women and Girls in Sports Ac  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Linda McMahon is Focused on Students' Success Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, the Senate will vote later today to confirm Linda McMahon to be secretary of education. "Mrs. McMahon is an accomplished businesswoma  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: President Trump Delivers a Strong, Hopeful Message to Americans Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement following President Trump's joint address to Congress: "After a tough four years of rising costs, lawlessness at the southern border, and a weakening of America on the world stage, the time has finally come to tur  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: President Trump Outlined a Prosperous Vision for America Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, the Senate will soon vote on its 21st Cabinet nominee: Lori Chavez-DeRemer, nominated for secretary of labor. "Ms. Chavez-  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Senate Will Vote to Protect Women and Girls' Sports Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, most Americans are familiar with Title IX. "That was the landmark legislation designed to create equal spaces and opportunities  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: The HALT Fentanyl Act Will Help Save Lives Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, in just a few short weeks, President Trump has restored order to the southern border. "If initial reports are accurate, approximately 8,  more